The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-05
.oE. / AN TIE GREAT MIEApo.n

.OE, AN THE GREAT MIEADO."
A Door, hard working hen who had brought
up her family by the strictcst economy and
most faithful industry, and who had been
robbed of her last bite again and again by
the hecrtlcss Mikado, spoke her mind about
it.
"Its an outrage" she said, Dan outrage Oil
all decent fowls to see that brute Of O Mi
kado in clover up to his comb while the rest
Of us scratch from morning till night merely
to keep life in our bodies. Such things ars
rapidly creating an aIistocracy Of sex. Ii
the future when male and female are both
equal before the law there will be none of
this But it's the way Of the world, and
always has been. The basest and least de-
serving get into power, because they are so
coarse that they can ride right over any
obstacle, having no sensbilities to wound"
Here q great swell OF q cock, moIopoist
Of high degree, looked away and pretended
not to lear; but the others listened attentive
l., sighed and admitted that it was hard to
rise in the world while such monsters as the
Mi!;a,:o had the power TO Cypress.
A mi,ldc-agcd anarchist sputter1d around
at q great rate; but rs he had always talked
rather more than lie should they didn't give
him the closest attention. A fair and fat hen
of good figure smiled s"or1lfully, and said that
ono could expect nothing but coarse vanity
from a pcrson Of really low pedigree like the
MikaGo ForEcr lart, como what would, she
had the comforting knowledge that the blood
of the Brahrias flowed in her veins. Eier an
ccstors were Asatic kings Then she strut
ted around to show of her figure, which
really was perfect
A younr turkey, who was considered some.
tlinr of O crank because he wore glasses,
vas greatly given to philosophy and meta
physics. lad gone SO far rs to lecture LITTLE
ard was thinking Of starting newspaper,
here pipcd I'M: 1T is my opinion, FRIENDS,
TINT we ere to blame for our lac!s Of success.
The NIikaio is merely carrying out t!io
theories OF the new school Of Boston thinkers
end the occu!!ists cf the cast, which ho has
d-oapcl OF, I vc:i;y believe, through my
tcac.!inT. He hes powerful viii, and lie hos
secretly and pcrsia.cn:.v demanded the Gocd
things OF lie and i; getting them. The great
force, my friends, is minl But while we
have been talking about it, he, like the pirate
he is, has grabbed tho idea and put 1t into
operation"
An old and opin;onatcd cat chat had been
apparently sleeping OIL fence post now had
q word to say. You are very inexperienced
creatures When you lave lived rs long ss
have (Which none of you are likely to do, l
mn sorry to say, for reasons it would be Ill
delicate now to mcntioA) you will know that
what appears some times to be great good for
tune is really tho greatest curse that could
befal us. l will not here so into particulars,
but l will cntrcat YOU not to be cnvioris CT the
Mikado. Thi: IS very dramatic world. The
man WHO is up tt-day may be down to-mor-
row. Envy no one. Perhaps your hard lot
is better a THOUSAND times for your souls good
than the wealth Of a Gould OF Vanderbilt,
or even the Niikado Ben franklin spoke
wisely when lie s;lid:
lie that.is down need fear no fall
lie that is humble none ct a."
Just then the Mikado, whose doors had been
opened by the beautiful daughter of the house
to give Lin an hours walk i'll the sunshine,
came rcar them with lorlly gait, head erect
and wings scrapirg the earth in ovcrwhelm-
ing pride In spite of tie cats sermon on
humility in the face OF the fact that they
knew she spoke tic truth, they felt shlivelcd
and mean in the presence Of this pettcd and
admired creature lie walked near them,
smiled scOrnfully, and said:
Stand out Of the way, you creatures srlalI,
Stand on of tlc way of my shadow;
For I am the l;iiiG and boss OF all,
Oh. am the great Ei!iado.
And they stood out of his way, though
here and there was ome who could not re-
flun from shedding tears, so deep was bis
humiliation.
The mistress of the house, accompanied by
q friend, just then appeared Oh the other
side of the fence, and the object of their at
tcntion seemed to I've the Mikado. He wasn't
slow to show his appreciation of the dis
tinction, either. He stiutted and go@bled
il tho most ponlrous and sclf-gratulatory
way.